Middle English Dictionary Entry
musteren v.
Entry Info
| Forms | musteren v. Also mustren, mistron. |
| Etymology | Cp. MnE dial. muster to talk volubly.?From ON; cp. Icel. muskra, Norw. dial. mauskra. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To whisper; mumble.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)349 : Mustryn [Win: Musteryn] or qwyspryn privyly..Mussito.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)439 : Rummuelon, or prively mystron [Win: musteron]: Mussito.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.54ra (2.7) : Euery man him dempte no bet þan dede..Þat herd he in mustryng as he myȝt and fast þoght on þat word.
Note: Antedates word.